Our house sits on the southwest corner of Somervell County, teetering on the edge between "Severe Drought" and "Exceptional Drought" according to a News8 graph I saw last night.
Tracy and I and the cats sit out front every morning to enjoy a few moments of relative cool and then mostly stay indoors until the sun sets. At night we head to the back deck to watch stars and meteors and satellites.
We have been on a burn ban for so long I can't even remember when it started. The grass in the pastures is a wan brown, and several trees within site are dying or dead. It is July 11. Lots and lots of summer days yet to come.
Every cloud gets a visual inspection by us, looking for any sign that it could mean rain is coming our way. So far very little has come since this winter.
Tracy waters our "xeriscaping" a couple of times a week- and we still lost a couple of sage bushes. Even the cacti look thirsty.
I am praying for rain. A good, slow, longlasting garden rain. I am praying that the drought ends, for Somervell County, for Texas. For the scraggly, skinny raccons and mouth breathing road runners that are getting by with salty water from our hot tub.
Lord, please rain on Texas and please, end this drought.
I am praying for rain. A good, slow, longlasting garden rain. I am praying that the drought ends, for Somervell County, for Texas. For the scraggly, skinny raccons and mouth breathing road runners that are getting by with salty water from our hot tub.
Lord, please rain on Texas and please, end this drought.
